Lesson 1 | Present Indicatives
Assignment
Translate Colossians 1:1–5 by using the five-step translation process:
- Clauses: Divide the text into clauses.
- Main Verb: Identify the main verb in the clause.
- Subject: Identify the verb’s subject.
- An explicit subject will be in the nominative case.
- Some verbs just have an implicit subject.
- Object: Identify the verb’s object or predicate nominative.
- Action verbs take a direct object (usually in the accusative case).
- Being verbs take a predicate nominative.
- Some verbs do not need a direct object (like ἔρχομαι/Ι come).
- Extras: Identify and diagram the remaining parts.
- A genitive noun should go with its head noun.
- Keep prepositional phrases together.
- The article should stay with the noun it describes.
** Note the “Helps” at the bottom of this page.
A Method to Mark the Greek TextpdfThis guide will help you label verbs according to their tense, voice, and mood as a visual learning aid. Color verbs in your assignment according to this guide.
(1) Read aloud (2) Divide the text into clauses (3) Color every present indicative according to the guide above (4) Parse every present indicative in the “Parsing” notes tab (5) Diagram.
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Translate Colossians 1:1–5
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